Online speech and development support for families in Canada
From Multan we coach Pakistani-Canadian parents across the GTA, Calgary and beyond in Urdu and English, working around a nine-to-twelve-hour gap so newcomer families still get a familiar voice.
Our centre is in Multan, Pakistan — we don’t have a branch in Canada. For families in Canada we work entirely online, in English or Urdu, and we point you to your own country’s services too.
Canada has drawn a large and fast-growing Pakistani community, with dense concentrations in the Greater Toronto Area — Mississauga and Brampton especially — and strong communities in Calgary and other cities. Many of the parents we meet are recent immigrants, still learning how the Canadian system works while raising young children, and the way support is organized here can be genuinely puzzling: health care is provincial, school support runs through school boards, and wait times swing widely depending on where you land. A familiar, Urdu-speaking guide helps steady all of that.
We are a single physical centre in Multan, led by speech and language therapist Mahnoor Baloch. We hold no Canadian registration and no branch there; for families in Canada we work only by video, coaching parents. Newcomers in particular reach us because we understand both the Pakistani home they have just left and the child-development questions they are now facing, and can talk it all through in their own language.
The time difference is significant and we are honest about it. Canada runs roughly nine to twelve hours behind Pakistan depending on the province, so we build sessions around your early morning or your evening, which line up with a reasonable working hour on our side in Multan.
Working with families in Canada
We begin by listening to your situation as a newcomer or settled family — whether you have contacted your local public health unit, whether the school board has looked at your child, what a hard day involves — and what you most want to change. Then we agree a small, realistic home plan that works with the provincial and school-board help you are pursuing.
Between calls you lead and we coach. We show you how to draw out language during everyday Canadian routines, how to hold calm and consistent boundaries, and how to make dressing, handwriting and self-care into daily wins. Our free Grow tools give you Urdu and English activity sheets so the time between sessions stays purposeful, even during long indoor winters.
Our team covers speech therapy, ABA and behavioural support, special education, child psychology, developmental assessments and motor, handwriting and sensory-regulation skills. We do not have a licensed occupational therapist, so we describe that strand honestly as practical motor and daily-living coaching rather than clinical OT.
Who we tend to help across Canada
Many of our Canadian families are recent Pakistani immigrants in the GTA or Calgary, settling into a new country while worrying about a toddler's late words or a school-age child's behaviour. Some are still on a provincial or public-health waiting list and want to start doing something useful now; others have had a school-board assessment and want help understanding it in plain Urdu. Word of mouth through Mississauga and Brampton community networks brings many of them to us.
We also work with families who travel back to Pakistan for extended visits, or who have grandparents moving between the two countries, and who want a child's progress to hold across the distance. Being based in Multan, we can keep coaching through those trips without a break.
Making the time difference workable
We plan around the clock rather than wishing it away. With Canada roughly nine to twelve hours behind Pakistan, the practical windows are usually a parent's early morning before work and school, or the evening once children are settled — both of which fall at a sensible working hour for us in Multan.
Sessions are a straightforward video call on a phone or laptop, in Urdu, English or a mix. We like to watch your child at play through the camera so we can coach on real behaviour as it happens, then pause and talk it through, rather than relying on a described account.
Getting help where you are, too
Alongside working with us online, here’s how families in Canada can reach support in their own area. Processes change, so always double-check locally.
Provincial health and your local public health unit
In Canada, much of a young child's developmental support runs through the provincial health system and your local public health unit, which can point you to preschool speech and language programs and other early services. What is offered and how long waits run varies a great deal from province to province and city to city. Private options also exist alongside the public ones. Start with your public health unit or family doctor, and confirm the current arrangements where you live.
School boards and in-school support
Once a child is in school, support is arranged through the school board, which can assess learning and developmental needs and put classroom help in place. The process and the terminology differ between provinces and boards, so speak with your child's school about how it identifies and supports needs, and check the current steps for your board.
What we can do with your child online from Canada
What we help children with in Canada
Whether your child has a diagnosis or you’ve just started to worry, these are the areas we work with online. Tap any one to understand the signs and how we help.
Not sure where your child fits? Try our free 2-minute development check or which therapy does my child need?
Getting started from Canada is simple
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Message us on WhatsApp
Tell us your child’s age and what’s worrying you — a short message is enough. We reply in English or Urdu.
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A free first consultation
We listen properly, ask a few questions, and give you an honest read on what your child needs — all over video. No pressure, no jargon.
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A clear plan you can act on
You leave with a plan: online sessions where they help, plus a home program you can start the same week.
Questions from families in Canada
Are you a regulated provider in Canada?
No. We hold no Canadian registration and have no branch there. We work with Canadian families online only, as Urdu and English parent coaching and support. For a formal diagnosis or publicly funded therapy you should use provincial health services and your school board, which we can help you understand.
Can you replace our provincial or school-board services?
No. We are the between-sessions coach who helps you use a plan at home. Assessment and hands-on therapy belong with the provincial system, your public health unit or your school board; we work alongside them.
How do you handle the time difference?
Canada is roughly nine to twelve hours behind Pakistan depending on the province. We usually meet at your early morning or your evening, both of which land at a workable hour for us in Multan. We plan around the clock rather than ignoring it.
We just moved to Canada and do not understand the system. Can you help?
Yes — this is one of the most common reasons newcomer families reach us. We help you understand how provincial health and school-board support fit together and how to take the first steps, all in Urdu or English.
Which language do sessions run in?
Urdu, English or a blend, depending on your home. For many Pakistani-Canadian parents, especially recent arrivals, talking about their child in Urdu removes a layer of stress.
We visit Pakistan for long stretches. Do sessions pause?
No. Because we are based in Multan, we can keep coaching you straight through an extended visit to Pakistan, so your child's progress stays steady.
Do you offer occupational therapy?
No. We do not have a licensed occupational therapist. We coach practical motor, handwriting and daily-living skills, and for clinical OT you would go through provincial services or a registered private OT in Canada.
Other areas we support
Written by the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center therapy team · medically reviewed by Dr Muhammad Suffyan, MB BS (GMC 8023727) · Last reviewed July 2026
Let’s talk about your child — wherever you are in Canada
A short, friendly conversation is the best first step. Call, text or WhatsApp us — we’ll listen and guide you, with no pressure.
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